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Lehighton state police - DUI cases

State police at the Lehighton barracks reported several DUI cases:

• A 20-year-old Quakertown man who was stopped in a DUI checkpoint was arrested for just that at 12:03 a.m. Sept. 3.

Police said the checkpoint was set up at Route 115 and Henry Street in Ross Township when the man was driving a 2014 Subaru and police suspected him to be under the influence of a controlled substance.

• A 28-year-old man from Rockaway, New Jersey, is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance following a traffic stop.

Police said they stopped him in a 2017 Honda Accord for violations at the intersection of Vaughn Acres Lane and Owl Creek Road in Towamensing Township.

• Police said a driver who was stopped for traffic violations at 2:56 a.m. Sept. 9 in Lower Towamensing Township is facing charges of driving under the influence.

The driver was behind a black Hyundai Sonata when he was halted at the intersection of Hemlock Street and Cherry Hill Road in the township.

• Police said the driver of a 2009 Chevrolet Impala that was involved in a crash at 10:13 a.m. Sept. 4 is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance.

Police said they were called to the incident on Route 115 when the vehicle had damages consistent with a crash. They said the vehicle was located in a parking lot off Route 115.

• A 35-year-old Lehighton man is facing charges of driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance after police were called to an incident at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 12.

Police said they found the man in a 2014 Mitsubishi Lancer after being summoned to look into a su

spicious vehicle in the Bowmanstown Cemetery.